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National Entrance Screening Test ( NEST ) Entrance Examination

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) has announced the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) 2017 for the academic year 2017. Candidates who are interested in seeking admission in M.Sc integrated the can apply application. Candidates who are interested are suggested to check eligibility before applying. NISER and UM-DAE CBS through this NEST 2017 entrance exam admission in five years integrated M.Sc course this entrance exam is conducted in 59 cities all over the country. Go through below article for more updates about NEST 2017 Entrance Application. NEST 2017 exam will be organized in the 27th May 2017. In this article, we are giving the complete information related to NEST Application Form 2017.

NEST 2021 Reservation of seats

Reservation of Seats 

For the integrated M.Sc. Programme 2017-22, the total number of seats at NISER and CEBS are 170+2(JK) and 45+2(JK), respectively. Indian nationals belonging to certain categories are admitted under the seats reserved for them in accordance with the rules of the Govt. of India 

The categories and the extent of reservation are as follows: 

  1. Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) 27% of seats are reserved for OBC-NCL. 
  2. The class should have been mentioned in the central list of OBCs (www.ncbc.nic.in) as of June 01st, 2016 and the certificate should have been obtained from a competent authority on or after 01st June 2016. 
  3. SC/ ST - 15% seats are reserved for SC and 7.5% seats for are reserved for ST categories.
  4. Person with Disabilities (PD) - 3% of seats are reserved in every category, i.e., General, OBC–NCL, SC/ST; benefit would be given to those who have at least 40% impairment irrespective of the type of disability.

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